[Steve's gaze remains hard, which does support Loki's point about him, but he's not going to stop just because the god of mischief points out the truth.
He does balk at the answer he gets. Steve was expecting Loki to turn him down with some haughty answer. But now that it's on the table, he is forced to take it seriously. He wants to refuse, but he has to be the example. Take the first step.
And even if he's not, then Steve doesn't think he can be the one to break trust first.]
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He does balk at the answer he gets. Steve was expecting Loki to turn him down with some haughty answer. But now that it's on the table, he is forced to take it seriously. He wants to refuse, but he has to be the example. Take the first step.
And even if he's not, then Steve doesn't think he can be the one to break trust first.]
One favor. Nothing that will hurt anyone else.